Jessica's Braces Journey

[jessicachung]

Hi everyone! I'm turning 25 this year and I decided to finally get braced! My teeth is not so bad but i got a bugs tooth, a small gap between and also a little overbite. I wasn't happy with the way I smile and my side profile looks like a monkey. I have decided on upper and lower traditional ceramic braces but I'm not going for clear ligs because I love colors!

Anyway, I had my 4 wisdom tooth and 2 upper pre-molars extracted on 10th Jan 2014. I have yet to recover for the numbness of my right tongue and right lower gums. It's already been more then a month. The ortho said it may take 6mth to a year to fully recover. Meanwhile, I need to take Vitamin B to aid in healing. *sigh*

On the 10th February 2014, I had 8 spacers in between my teeth. It didn't hurt until the 3rd day. I couldn't bite down at all and i felt all achy the entire day. It's the 4th day today (v-day) and i'm kinda used to the feeling already but i still can't chew my greens :/ I'm gonna get my molar bands in on 17th Feb 2014 and get braced on 24th and 31st March 2014. It is still some time away....like a waiting game...

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Here are the colors my ortho has. I'm thinking of the light blue for my first. What do you all suggest?

[mapleleafman888]

Hi, good luck with your upcoming appointments!

[Matilda]

Best of luck on your journey!

[jessicachung]

[quote="mapleleafman888"]Hi, good luck with your upcoming appointments![/quote]

Thank you

[jessicachung]

I just got my molar bands put on. My mouth feels so weird right now. I can't bite down properly. I keep biting on metal and only the 4 molars meet. Is this suppose to be this way? I can't imagine having to chew on it

[mcb012]

Good luck with all your appointments!

[darshany2d]

how is the pain level from 0 - 10?

[jessicachung]

how is the pain level from 0 - 10?

I feel uncomfortable more than pain. My pain was like 3/10 for 1day but I feel uncomfortable everytime I smile or open my mouth. I bite my cheeks more then 4times and it bleed badly twice. I guess I will eventually get used to it. Food gets trap there easily too! It'l has been 2weeks since my molar bands and I am hating it.

[jazzyjazz]

good luck with your braces

[jessicachung]

HI ALL! This is finally my first week in my top braces and my mouth is still trying to adjust to this foreign object. It did hurt for the first 3 days but not anymore.
As you can see I've choose light blue ligs and it's holding up well! I have an obsession to keep my ligs and brackets clean...which i think is good.
I might choose purple or teal on my first adjustment in April.



My appointment for the bottom is on Monday 30th March 2014 which is tomorrow! I don't know if i'm looking forward to it because I might need to have molar buildups :/

[parsleysage]

Very beautiful brackets, Jessica! Those really look great! I should add those to my plan of ligature colors. (So far I want GREEN first as it is my favorite color, then Virginia Tech colors to please my boyfriend, then dark pink just for fun.)

[jessicachung]

Very beautiful brackets, Jessica! Those really look great! I should add those to my plan of ligature colors. (So far I want GREEN first as it is my favorite color, then Virginia Tech colors to please my boyfriend, then dark pink just for fun.)

Thank you parsleysage:) yes you should try them out:)

[jessicachung]

I got my bottom set last week and I am glade I didn't get any ulcers:)
As for the color ligs, it has now turned into mint green because I ate curry puffs:p I kinda like the color now too!:)
If I were to get my ligs changed between appointments, it will cost me S$60 which I find it ridiculous.